‘Lodge of Research transactions due in September’

    

The Lodge of Research 2429 announced its next book of transactions is due in September.

Located in Leicester, England, the lodge was set to labor in 1892. Its objects, stated then:

‣ To provide a center and bond of union for Masonic students and brethren of literary tastes.

‣ To provide and encourage an exemplary rendering of the Masonic ritual and ceremonies.

‣ To attract and interest brethren by means of papers upon the history, antiquities, and symbols of the Craft, in order to imbue them with a love for Masonic research.

‣ And generally to cultivate Masonic good fellowship, and promote the grand principles upon which our Order is founded.

No word yet on the new book’s contents, but the publicity says:

Making a daily advancement in Masonic knowledge for more than 130 years, the Lodge of Research No. 2429 has been publishing original research into Freemasonry’s history, traditions, and personalities. Our next volume of Transactions, due for publication in September, includes papers of both national and international interest, featuring remarkable stories of forgotten Freemasons, new historical discoveries, and fresh perspectives on well-known aspects of the Craft.

If you’d like to receive the latest volume and keep up to date with our work, join our Correspondence Circle today.

“I’m delighted that this is the first volume for which I have had the privilege of serving as Editor,” says Andrew Green (who also is QCCC’s Local Secretary for Leicestershire) on social media. “It contains a fascinating collection of original research papers, including several with strong connections to London, alongside articles of national and international Masonic interest.”

Annual dues for us overseas cost ￡30—that’s US$40.

 

The lodge’s upcoming meetings are scheduled for November 23, for the Installation of Officers and the Worshipful Master’s inaugural paper. January 25, for papers and other presentations. March 22, to welcome the 2027 Prestonian Lecturer, RW Roger Pemberton.

Prospective visitors should contact the secretary in advance here.

     

‘2027 Prestonian Lecture’

    

PGL of Shropshire

RW Bro. Roger Pemberton

The United Grand Lodge of England announced earlier this month that RW Bro. Roger Pemberton will be the Prestonian Lecturer next year, delivering “Hogarth’s Masonic Satires: 200 Years of Misinterpretation.” Congratulations!

If the name rings a bell, you may remember his paper “Charles Shirreff: A Life of Disappointments,” published in Vol. 136 of Ars Quatuor Coronatorum in 2023—and presented in QC2076 on this very date in that year, incidentally.

English readers of The Magpie Mason might be acquainted personally with this Past Provincial Grand Master of the PGL of Shropshire. His bio-note at the conclusion of that paper in AQC reads:

Roger Pemberton was born in Cheshire and raised and in North Wales. He attended Christ Church, Oxford where he gained an MA in English Literature. After a short spell teaching English in England and the Middle East, he ran an import and distribution company in the UK and Europe for thirty-two years. In retirement, he devotes much of his time to his office as Provincial Grand Master and Grand Superintendent for Shropshire, and with what little is left, he spends in pursuit of his interests in opera, Masonic research, literature and motorcycling.

Wishing this succeeding Prestonian Lecturer a fruitful tenure with enjoyable travels!

My thanks to Bro. Martin for sharing the news.